Sharp MX-M550U manual

P AR T 1: GENERAL INFORMA TION • BEFORE USING THE PR ODUCT • MANA GING THE MA CHINE • PERIPHERAL DEVICES P AR T 2: COPIER OPERA TION • MAKING COPIES • CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS • MA CHINE MAINTENANCE (FOR COPYING) • DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION • SPECIFICA TIONS 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 P age OPERA TION MANU AL (f or general inf [...]

Each instruction also cov ers the optional units used with these products. Shielded interf ace cables must be used with this equipment to maintain comp liance with EMC regulations. In some areas, the "POWER" switch positions are marked "I" and " " on the copier instead of "ON" and "OFF". The symbol [...]

Trademark acknowledgments The follo win g trademarks and registered trademarks are used in conjunction with the machine and its pe ripheral devices and accessories. •M i c r o s o f t ® , Windows ® , Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows NT ® 4.0, Win dows ® 2000, Windows ® XP, Windows ® Server 2003 and Internet Exp lorer ® are registered [...]

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0-1 W arranty While e ver y eff or t has been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possib le, SHARP Corporation makes no warr anty of any kind with regard to its content. All inform ation included herein is subject to change without notice. SHARP is not responsible f or any loss or damages, direct or indirect, ar ising from or rela[...]

0-2 Improper installat ion ma y damage this product. Please note the f ollowing dur ing initial in stallation and whenev er th e machine is mov ed. 1.The machine should be installed near an accessible power outlet for easy connectio n. 2.Be sure to con nect the power cor d only to a pow e r o utlet that me ets the specified v oltage and current req[...]

0-3 CA UTIONS 1.Do not touch the photoco nductiv e drum. Scratches or sm udges on the drum will caus e dir ty prints. 2.Th e fusing unit is extremely hot. Exercise care in th is area. 3.Do not look directly at the light source . Doing so ma y damage your eyes . 4.Four adju s ters are prov ided on all optional st and/paper dr awer units . These adju[...]

CA UTIONS 0-4 Laser Inf ormation W ave length 785 nm +10 nm -15 nm Pulse times Nor th America: 55 cpm / 62 cpm model: (3.1 µs ± 3.1 ns)/7 mm 70 cpm model: (2.7 µs ± 2. 7 ns)/7 mm Europe: 55 cpm / 62 cpm model: (3.7 µs ± 3.7 ns)/7 mm 70 cpm model: (3.2 µs ± 3. 2 ns)/7 mm Output power Max 0.8 mW At the production line, the output power of the[...]

0-5 CONTENTS P age OPERA TION MANUALS ........................ ................ ...... 0-1 INST ALLA TION REQU IREMENTS................. .............. 0-2 CA UTIONS ........... .............. .............. .............. .............. 0-3 ● Laser Inf or mation ............. .............. .............. ........ 0-4 CONTENTS ............ .....[...]

CONTENTS 0-6 CHAPTER 5 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS SPECIAL MODES .......... ............................ ............ ...... 5-2 ● General procedure for using special functions ..... 5-2 ● Margin shift ................ ......................... .............. .... 5-3 ● Erase ..... .............. ............... ......................... ......[...]

1-1 CHAPTER 1 BEFORE USING THE PR ODUCT This chapter contain s basic inf or mation that should be read bef ore using the product. Pa g e INTRODUCTION............ .............. .......................................... ........... ...... 1- 2 MAIN FEA TURES ............... .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. 1-[...]

1-2 INTR ODUCTION Thank you f or purchasing a SHARP digital m ultifunction copier . Please read this man ual before using the m achine. In particular , be sure to read "INST ALLA TION REQUIREMENTS" bef ore using the machine. Please keep this manual close at hand f or reference whenever necessar y . This manual pr ovides gene ral inf or ma[...]

1-3 1 MAIN FEA TURES The digital m ultifunction copier is capab le of perf or ming a v ar iety of functio ns. This page sho ws feat ures related to the copy function. ● Sor t mode See page 1-3 ● Group mode See pag e 1-3 ● 2-sided Cop y See page 1-3 ● Exposure Adjustments See page 1-3 ● Reduction/En largement See page 1-4 ● XY Zoom See p[...]

MAIN FEA TURES 1-4 Reduction / Enla r gem ent See page 4-15 Copies can be enlarg ed or reduced t o the desired size . XY Zoom See page 4-18 Separate ratio se ttings can be sele cted f or the length and wid th of a copy . Margin Shift See page 5-3 Margins can be added to copies. Erase See page 5- 4 Shadows that appe ar around the edges of copies of [...]

MAIN FEATURES 1-5 1 Job Build See page 5-8 When you have a very large number of originals , the pages can be sc anned in sets . T andem Copy See page 5-10 T wo mach ines can be used t o run a large cop y job in parallel. Cove rs/inserts See page 5-12 F ront cov ers, bac k covers , and inser ts can be added. These can also be copied on. T ransparenc[...]

MAIN FEA TURES 1-6 T ab Copy See page 5-27 Cop ying is possible on the ta bs of tabbed pape r . Card Shot See page 5-29 The front and bac k of a card can be copied onto one sheet of paper . This function is conv enient f or making copies f or cer tification purposes and helps sa ve paper . Job programs See pag e 5-44 V ar iou s steps of a cop y ope[...]

MAIN FEATURES 1-7 1 Stamp See page 5-36 Re verse te xt can be added to copies ("stamp"). Pa g e numbering See page 5-37 P age numbers can be added to copi es. T ext See page 5-41 Entered text can be ad ded to copies. Interrupting a cop y run See page 5-46 A cop y job in progress can be interrupted f or a rus h job . Offset mode See page 3[...]

MAIN FEA TURES 1-8 Saddle stitch See page 3-5 When a saddle stit ch finisher is insta lled, copies can be automatically f olded in half and stapled at the fold. (Use with the pamph let function (see page 5-6) or boo k cop y function (se e page 5-26).) Hole punching See page 3-5 Copies can be punched to add holes. Inser ter mode See page 3-14 Blank [...]

MAIN FEATURES 1-9 1 Energ y saving f eatures This product has the f ollowing two po wer reducing modes that conform to the Energ y Star guidelines to help co nser v e natural resources and r educe environmental pollut ion. Preheat mode The preheat mode is the f irst lev el of power reduct ion. The po wer is reduced to the fuser un it a preset time [...]

1-10 P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Exterior Saddle stitch finisher (AR -F16) *1 / Finisher (AR-F15) *1 (See page 3-2) Punch module (AR-PN4A ) *1 (See pag e 3-2) Inserter (AR-CF2) *1 (See page 3-14) A utomatic doc ument feeder (See page 4-2) This automatically feeds and scans multiple sheet originals. Both sides of two-sided o riginals can be scanned a[...]

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 1-11 1 Interior Duple x unit Open this cover to remov e a misfeed from the fusing unit area . Fusing unit T one r images are fu sed here. Cove r of the duplex unit Open when a misf eed has occurred in duple x unit. T oner car tridge *2 This holds toner f or pr inting. The tone r car tridge must be rep laced when indica ted [...]

P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTION S 1-12 ■ Other optional equipment ● Network expansion kit (M X-NBX1) This kit is required to add o n the network function. When this expansion kit is installed, the machine can be used as a network printer . ● Bar code fo nt kit (AR-PF1) This kit adds bar code f onts to the machine . ● Data securi ty kit (MX-FRX5) [...]

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 1-13 1 Operation panel T ouch panel The machine status , messages and touch ke ys are displa y ed on the panel. The document filing, copy , network scanner* 1 , and fax* 2 , In ternet fa x* 3 functions are used b y switching to t he screen f or the desired function . See the f ollowing page . Mode select ke ys and indicator[...]

P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTION S 1-14 T ouch panel The touch panel screens sho wn in this manual are printed images , and ma y appear diff erent from the actual screens . ■ Using the touch panel [Example 1] Items on the touch p anel are easily selectable b y touching the k ey associated w ith the item with a finger . Selection of an item will be accom[...]

PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 1-15 1 ■ Job status screen (common to pr int, scan, fax and Internet fax) This screen is displa yed when the [JOB ST A TUS] ke y on the operation panel is pressed. This screen can be used to displa y the "JOB QUEUE" (showing st ored jobs and the cu rrent job) or the "COMPLETE" job list (showing finishe[...]

P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTION S 1-16 [PRINT JOB] key This displa ys the print job list of pr int mod e (cop ying, printing, f ax reception, I n ternet f ax reception, and self printing). [SCAN T O] key This displa ys the transmission status and fi nished jobs of scan mode ( Scan to e-mail, Scan to FTP , Scan to Desktop , and Scan to Network F older) wh[...]

1-17 1 TURNING THE PO WER ON AND OFF The machine ha s two po wer s witches. The main po wer s witch can be foun d at the upper right after the f ront cov er is opened. The po wer switch is locat ed at the upper left o f the right side of the machine. The two s witches are normally used as follo ws: Main power switch: Nor mally k ept in the ON posit[...]

1-18 A UDITING MODE A uditing mode can be enab led to k eep tr ack of the nu mber of pages printed and tr ansmitted (scanned) b y each account (up to 500 accounts can be estab lished). The page counts can be vie wed and totaled as needed. <This mode is enab led in the administr ator settings separately f or the cop y , printer , f ax, Internet f[...]

2-1 CHAPTER 2 MANA GING THE MA CHINE This chapter e xplains how to load paper , replace the toner cartr idge , and remov e paper misf eeds. It also contain s inf or mation about su pplies. Pa g e LOADING P APER .......... .......................................... .............. ........... ...... 2-2 ● Identifying the tra ys ................. ..[...]

2-2 LO ADING P APER If the paper runs out during printing , a message will appear in the displa y . F o llo w the procedur e belo w to load paper . Identifying the tra ys The tra ys are identified u sing numbers a s shown be low . F or the types and sizes of p aper that can be used in each tr a y , see page 2-12. Loading paper in paper tra y 1 - tr[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-3 2 3 Gently push tray 1-tra y 2 into the machine. Push the tray firmly all the wa y into the machine . 4 Set the paper type. If the paper size w as changed from an AB size to an inch size , or from an inch siz e to an AB size , or if the paper type w as changed, be s ure to change the appropriate settings as e xplained in "Set[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-4 3 Push in the paper guide so that it loc ks into place . Push the paper siz e guide in until the hook at the bottom locks into place. (Y ou will hear a "click" when the ho ok loc ks.) Mo ve the paper size guide slightly to verify that it has lock ed into place. 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to adjust the far paper guide to the[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-5 2 Loading paper in paper tra y 3 Appro ximately 500 sheets of standard pa per (80 g/ m 2 (20 l bs.)) f rom A3 to A5R siz e (11" x 17" to 5-1/2" x 8- 1/2"R) can be loaded in tr a y 3. Special papers such as tabbe d paper and tr ansparency film can also b e loaded. F or inf or mation on what special papers ca n b[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-6 ■ Loading tabbed paper When using tab bed paper , follo w the steps below to attach t he special guide to th e divider plate at the bottom edge of the tab bed paper . (T abbed paper cannot be used in tra y 4.) 1 T ake out the tabbed paper guide. The guide is st ored inside the left side of the machine as sho wn. Be sure to r e[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-7 2 Loading paper in paper tra y 5 (optional large capacity tray AR-LC6) The large capacity tr ay can hold up t o 3,500 sheets of A4 siz e (8-1/2" x 11") SHARP standard pap er (80 g /m 2 (20 lbs.)). If you wish to change the pap er size , please consult y our dealer (the paper siz e must be changed b y a ser vice technicia[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-8 Loading paper in paper tra y 5 (optional large capacity tra y AR-LC7) An optional large ca pacity tra y (AR-LC7) is a vailable f o r the machine . The AR-LC7 can ho ld up to 3000 shee ts of 80 g /m 2 (20 lbs.) paper . (See the f ollowing "Specifications" f or the types of paper tha t can be used in the large capacity t[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-9 2 ■ Loading paper in the AR-LC7 If the paper runs out dur ing printi ng, a message will appear in the display . Follow the procedure belo w to load paper . 1 Pull the tra y out until it stops. Pull the finger g rip up and pull the tr ay out until it stops. 2 Place the paper on the paper tab le . The paper stack m ust not be high[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-10 Loading paper in the b ypass tray The b y pass tr ay can be used to print on plain paper , postcards, label sheet s, tab bed paper , and other special papers . When using SHARP standard paper , up to 100 sheets can be loaded (up t o 20 postcards) f or continuous printing similar to the other tr ays . F or the paper types that c[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-11 2 ■ Impor tant points when using the by pass tray ● Be sure to load A5 pape r , 5-1/2" x 8-1 /2" paper , and postcards as sho wn (1) hor iz ontal loading in the diagr a m belo w . (1):Horizontal loading (2):V er tical loading ● When loading plain pap er other than SHARP standard paper , special media other than po[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-12 Specifications of paper tra ys (T ypes and sizes of paper that can be used in the tra ys) The specifications f or the types and siz es of paper t hat can be loaded in the paper tr ays are show n below . Tr a y N o . (tra y name) Applicab le paper types Applicab le paper siz es P ape r w eight Tr a y 1 Plain paper (Ref er to the[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-13 2 ■ More info rmation on plain paper Incorrect f eeding ma y result in p oor toner fusing (the toner does n ot adhere to the p aper well and can b e r ubbed off), sk ewed f eeding, misf eeds, or other f ailures. ■ More info rmation on special media that can be used Incorrect f eeding ma y result in p oor toner fusing (the ton[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-14 Setting the paper type and paper size F ollow these steps to cha nge the paper type setting when the pape r type has been chang ed in a paper tr a y . Fo r the paper types that can be used in each tra y , see page 2-12. 1 Press the [SYSTEM SETTINGS] key . The system setting menu screen will appear . 2 T ouch the [P APER TRA Y S[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-15 2 8 T ouch the [OK] key in t he size setting screen. Y ou will retur n to the tra y setting screen of step 4. 9 Select output functions that can be used with the selected tray . T ouch the chec kbo x es under the de sired items to select them . ■ User type Select a "User t ype" when the name of the paper type does not[...]

LO ADING P APER 2-16 ■ Pr ogramming and ed iting paper types T o program or edit the name of a paper type or set paper attrib utes, f ollow the steps below . 1 T ouch the [P APER TYPE REGISTRA TION] key . 2 Select the paper type th at you wish to program or edit. 3 T ouch the [TYPE NAME] key . A chara cter entr y screen app ears. Enter up to 14 c[...]

LOADING PAPER 2-17 2 Setting the paper size when a special size is loaded 1 P er f orm steps 1 through 5 of "Setting the paper type and paper size" (see pa ge 2-14). 2 T ouch the [SIZE INPUT] ke y and then touch the [AB] tab. The size ent r y palette appears . 3 T ouch the key or the key to enter the X (width) and Y (length) dimensions of[...]

2-18 SYSTEM SETTINGS The system setting s can be used as needed to mee t the needs of y our workplace. The items th at can be set with t he system settings are sho wn below . ● T otal count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The number of pages processed by the machine and optional equipment can be displa yed . (See page 2-20) ● Default settin[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS 2-19 2 5 T ouch the [D A TE FORMA T] ke y . The follo win g screen appears. 6 If you wish to change the format of the date and time, touch the desired f ormat keys. T ouched ke ys are highlighted. The selected f or mat is applied to lists printed out in "LIST PRINT" . 7 T ouch the [OK] key . Y ou will return to the date an[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS 2-20 About the settings ■ T otal count This displa ys the follo wing sheet counts (the counts that ca n be displa yed v ar y depen ding on the options installed): Number of pages out put b y the machine. Number of original pages tr ansmitted by the machine. Number of times th e automatic document f eeder was used to f eed original[...]

2-21 2 REPLA CING THE T ONER CAR TRIDGES When toner runs low , a message will appear to inf or m you that the toner cartr idge must be replaced. F o llo w the steps below to replace the to ner car tridge. 1 Open the fr ont cover . 2 Remo ve the toner car tridge gently . Hold the toner cart ridge with both hand s as shown in the illustration, and pu[...]

2-22 ST ORA GE OF SUPPLIES Standard supp lies f or this product that can replaced b y the user include paper , toner car tridges, and staple cartr idges f or the finisher . ■ Pr o per storage 1. Store the supplies in a location that is: ● clean and dr y , ● at a stab le temperature , ● not e xposed to direct sunlight. 2. Store paper in the [...]

2-23 2 MISFEED REMO V AL When a misf eed has occurred during pr inting, the message "A MISFEED HA S OCCURRED". will appear in the touch panel displa y of the operatio n panel and printing including copying and f acsimile outp ut will stop . The approximate misf eed locations are indicate d with " " shown in the illustr ation bel[...]

MISFEED REMO V AL 2-24 Misfeed in the transport area , fusing area, and exit area 1 Remo ve the duplex unit. Grasp the finger hold and gently open the unit. 2 Remo ve the misfed paper as shown in the illustrations below . Misfed in t he transpor t area T ur n roller rotat ing knob A in the direction of t he arrow to remov e the misf ed paper . Misf[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 2-25 2 Misfeed in the duple x unit 1 Remo ve the duplex unit. Grasp the finger hold and gently open the unit. 2 Open the co ver of the duplex unit. 3 Remo ve the misfed paper . Misfeed in upper part of unit Be careful not to tear the misf ed paper during remov al. Misfeed in lo wer par t of unit Be careful not to tear the misf ed pa[...]

MISFEED REMO V AL 2-26 Misfeed in the paper f eed area ■ Misfeed in paper tra y 1 - tray 2 1 Remo ve the duplex unit. Grasp the finger hold and gently open the unit. 2 Remo ve the misfed paper . T ur n roller rotat ing knob A in the direction of t he arrow to remov e the misf ed paper . 3 If misfed paper is not f ound in step 2, pull out paper tr[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 2-27 2 ■ Misfeed in paper tra y 3 1 Remo ve the duplex unit. Grasp the finger hold and gently open the unit. 2 Remo ve the misfed paper . T ur n roller rotat ing knob A in the direction of t he arrow to remov e the misf ed paper . 3 Open the lo wer cover on the left side of the machine. Grasp the finger hold and gently open the un[...]

MISFEED REMO V AL 2-28 ■ Misfeed in the b ypass tray 1 Remo ve the misfed paper fr om the b ypass tra y . Be careful not to tear the misf ed paper during remov al. 2 If y ou did not find a misfeed in step 1, open the side co ver and remove the misfeed. 3 Gently c lose the side cover . 4 Remo ve tray 1 - tray 2. Grasp the finger hold and gently op[...]

MISFEED REMOVAL 2-29 2 ■ Misfeed in the tra y 5 (AR-LC6) 1 Open the side co ver . 2 Remo ve the misfed paper . Be careful not to tear the misf ed paper during remov al. 3 Gently c lose the side cover . 4 Close the b ypass tray . 5 Open the top co ver of tra y 5. 6 Open the top cover and remo ve the misfed paper . After removing the misf ed paper [...]

MISFEED REMO V AL 2-30 ■ Misfeed in the tra y 5 (AR-LC7) If a paper misf eed occurs, f ollow the steps below to remo ve the misf eed. 1 Open the side co ver . 2 Remo ve the misfed paper . Be careful not to tear the misf ed paper during remov al. 3 Gently c lose the side cover . 4 Close the b ypass tray . 5 Open the top co ver of the AR-LC7 (tray [...]

2-31 2 REMO VING AN ORIGINAL MISFEED Remo ving a misfed original fr om the automatic document feeder If an original misf eed occurs in the automatic docume nt f e eder , follow the steps belo w to re mov e the m isf ed original. Chec k locations A and B in th e diagr am at left to remov e the or iginal. 1 Remo ving misfeeds from ea ch location. ●[...]

2-32 TR OUBLESHOO TING Chec k the f ollowing troublesho oting list bef ore requesting se rvice as many prob lems can be fixed b y the user . If you are unab le to solve the pr oblem b y checking the list, turn off the main po wer switch an d the pow er switch, u nplug the power cord. Prob lems related to g eneral use of t he machine are d escr ibed[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 2-33 2 P aper from the bypass tra y misf eeds. The paper siz e and paper type ha v e not been set. Be sure to set t he paper size and pap er type when using special size or special type pape rs . (P age 2-14) The number of sheets placed on the b y pass tra y exceeds the maximum number . Do not plac e more than the ma ximum number of[...]

TROUBLESHOO T ING 2-34 Printed paper is wrinkled or the image rubs off easily . Is paper other th an SHARP- recommended pape r being used? Use SHARP-recom mended paper . (Pa ge 2-22 ) Is the pape r siz e or weight outside the specifications? Use paper within the specifications . P aper damp? Be sure to store paper in the wr apper in a dry location [...]

3-1 CHAPTER 3 PERIPHERAL DEVICES This chapter e xplains the proced ures f or using the optiona l finisher , saddle stitch finisher , and inser ter , as w e ll as Sh ar p OSA (app lication communicatio n module and e xter nal account module) . Pa g e FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER............ .............. .............. 3-2 ● P ar t names .[...]

3-2 FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FINISHER The finisher and t he saddle stitch finisher include the offset function, which of fsets each set of copie s from the preceding set f or easy separation. Each set of sor ted copi es can also be stap led. The saddle s titch finisher can automatically staple a se t of copies at the centre line and f old the pag[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FIN ISHER 3-3 3 *F or index paper , equivalent to 140-l bs . *1 Multiple punch mod ules cannot be installed toge ther . Some models may not be a vailab le in some regions. *2 With AR-PN4B , two or three holes ca n be punched dependin g on the paper siz e. *3 With AR-PN4C an d AR-PN4D , th e number of holes is the s ame. T[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITC H FINISHER 3-4 Finishing methods ■ Sort mode Sor ted sets will be delivered. ■ Gr oup mode Groups of copies of the same page will be deliv ered. ■ Offset mode Each set of cop ies is offset from t he preceding set to allow easy separation. (The offset fun ction operat es in the finisher / sa ddle stitch finisher tray [...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FIN ISHER 3-5 3 ■ Original orientation when using th e staple sor t or punc h function When using the staple sort or punch function, the original mu st be placed in the f ollowing orientations to en able stapling or punching in th e desired position on the paper . ■ Saddle stitc h function (only saddle stitch finisher[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITC H FINISHER 3-6 Finishing modes and finisher functions T ouch the [OUTPUT] k ey on the main screen of copy mode to displa y the screen that allo ws selection of sor t, staple sor t, g roup function, cent reline stapling, and the output tr ay . [GROUP] key (See page 3-4.) When Group is selected, copies will be grouped by pag[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FIN ISHER 3-7 3 Staple car tridge replacement and staple jam remo val When a finisher is installed, a messa ge will appear when the staple car tridge runs out of staples or a staple jam occurs. F ollow the procedure belo w to replace the staple cartr idge or re mov e jammed staples. ■ Replacing the car tridge in the fin[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITC H FINISHER 3-8 ■ Replacing the car tridge in the saddle stitc h finisher Only when the saddle stitch fi nisher (AR-F16) is installed. 1 Open the lo wer cov e r of the saddle stitch finisher . When an option al inser ter is installed, open the fr ont co v er of the inser ter before opening the lo wer cov er of the finishe[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FIN ISHER 3-9 3 ■ Remo ving a staple jam in the finisher 1 P erform steps 1 to 2 of the p rocedure for "Replacing the cartridge in the finisher" on page 3-7. 2 Holding the knob, lo wer part (A). 3 Remov e any jam med staples. 4 Holding the knob, return part (A) to its original position. 5 Return the staple cas[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITC H FINISHER 3-10 ■ Removing a staple jam in the sad dle stitch finisher 1 P erform steps 1 to 3 of the pr ocedure for "Replacing the cartridg e in the sad dle stitch finisher" on pa g e 3-8. 2 Remove the empty staple case . 3 While pushing down on le ver (A) , pull up knob (B) . 4 Remove an y jammed staples, and[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FIN ISHER 3-11 3 Remo ving a misfeed When a misf eed occurs, r emov e the misf ed paper as e xplained belo w . ■ General pr ocedure f o r the finish er and saddle stitch finisher 1 Gently mo ve the finisher/saddle stitch finisher awa y from the mach ine while pressing the b utton. When an inser ter is installed, separat[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITC H FINISHER 3-12 11 Remove the misfed paper . Be careful not to tea r the misfed paper duri ng remov al. 12 Close the entrance cover of the sad dle stitch unit. 13 T urn the right- hand knob counter cloc kwise. Then, push the left-hand knob and turn it c lockwise. 14 Remove an y paper misfed on the exit side of the saddle s[...]

FINISHER AND SADDLE STITCH FIN ISHER 3-13 3 T r oubleshooting finisher/sad dle stitch finisher pr oblems Check the list below bef ore calling for ser vice . * When a hole punch module is installed Proble m Chec k Solution or cause Stapling position is not correct (including saddle stitch). Stapling position not set properly? Che ck the stapling pos[...]

3-14 INSER TER The inser ter enab les blank sheets or printed sheets to be added to cop y and print output as cov ers or inser ts without printing. The inserter also allows f eeding of heavy paper that cannot be f ed from the other tra ys. Printed output can also be f ed one set at a time from the in ser ter f or stapling or punching without perf o[...]

INSERTER 3-15 3 Loading paper When loading paper i n th e inser ter , load the paper f ace up . If the paper has a top edge and bottom edge , load in the same top-botto m orientation as the original. Adjust the paper guide on the pap er tra y to the width of the paper . When using tab bed paper , place the paper as f ollows: Load the paper bac k si[...]

INSERTER 3-16 ■ Alarm displa y If the [ST AR T] ke y indicator on the inser ter op eration panel is bl inking and the [PUNCH] k ey or [ST APLE] ke y indicator is also blinking or solidly lit, oper ation will not star t when the [ST AR T] ke y is pressed. Resolv e the prob lem as indicated b elow , depending ho w the indicators are lit or b linkin[...]

INSERTER 3-17 3 Misfeed remo v al When a misfeed occurs in the inser ter , re mov e the misfed paper f ollowing the procedure be lo w . ■ Misfeed in the inserter 1 Gently mo ve the inser ter awa y from the machine while pressing th e button. 2 Remov e the misfed paper fr om the main unit. Be careful not to tear the misf ed paper during remov al. [...]

INSERTER 3-18 T r oubleshooting inser ter pr oblems Check the list below bef ore calling for service. Prob lem Chec k Solution or cause Stapling position is not correct (including saddle stitch). The desired staple mode is no t selected. Select the desir ed staple mode at th e operation panel of the inser ter (pag e 3-15). The pape r is not loaded [...]

3-19 3 SHARP OSA Shar p OSA (Open Syst ems Architecture) is a n architecture that e nab le s e xter nal applicatio ns to be directly connected to a digita l multifunction ma chine ov er a network. When a digital mu ltifunction machine that supp or ts Sharp OSA is used, the operation panel co ntrols and function s of the machine such as scan se nd c[...]

APPLICA TION COMMUNICA T ION MODULE (M X-AMX2) 3-20 ■ Selecting the standard applicat ion fr om document filing mode The [Sharp OSA] ke y appears in the upper right-ha nd corner of the document filing screen . F ollow the steps below t o select a standard applicat ion. 1 T ouch the [Sh arp OSA] key . If no standard applications h a ve been stored[...]

3-21 3 EXTERNAL A CCOUNT MODULE (MX-AMX3) The e xter nal account module is required to use a "e xternal account application" on th e machine. An e xter nal account application can be used in "e xter nal authentication mode" or "e xter nal count mode". When e xternal authentication mode is used, the login screen is ret [...]

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4-1 CHAPTER 4 MAKING COPIES This chapter e xplains the basic pr ocedures fo r making copies, includ ing selection of the co p y ratio an d other copy settings . Pa g e A UT OMA TIC DOCUMENT FE EDER ................. .............. .............. ......... 4- 2 ● Acceptab le originals ........................ .............. .............. ........[...]

4-2 A UT OMA TIC DOCUMENT FEEDER The automatic do cument f eeding function auto matically f eeds originals into the machine, making contin uous cop ying possible . In addition, both sides of tw o-sided sheet orig inals can be sim ultaneously scanned. This function is conv en ient when you ha ve a large number of or iginal pages to scan. Acceptable [...]

4-3 4 PLA CING ORIGINALS ■ Using the automatic document fee der 1 Open the document co ver , make sure that an original has not be en left on the document glass, and then gently c lose the document cov er . 2 Adjust the original guides to the size of the originals. 3 Place the originals face up in the document feeder tra y . Place the originals f[...]

PLA C ING ORIGINALS 4-4 ■ Standar d original placement orientations Place originals in the document f eeder tr a y or on the document glass so th at the top and bott om of the original is positioned as shown in the illustration. If not, staples will be incorrectly positioned and some spe cial f eatures may no t giv e the e xpected res ult. ■ A [...]

4-5 4 CHECKING THE SIZE OF A PLA CED ORIGINAL If the placed original is a standard siz e, the size wil l be automatically detected (autom atic or iginal de tection function) and displa yed in th e touch panel. Mak e sure that the correct siz e has been detected. (A) : The or iginal siz e is displa yed. (B) : [A UTO] app ears when the automatic orig[...]

4-6 ST ORING, DELETING, AND USING ORIGINAL SIZES Up to 9 special original siz es can be stored . Stored siz es can be easily called up and ar e not eras ed if the po wer is turned off. Sto r ing a frequent ly used original size sa ves y ou the trouble of manually set ting the siz e each time you copy that size of document. ● T o cancel an or igin[...]

4-7 4 NORMAL COPYING This section describes the normal copyin g procedure. Making copies with the automatic document feeding function ■ 1-sided copies of 1-sided originals 1 Place the originals in the document feeder tray . (pages 4-3 to 4-6) 2 Ensure that the 1-sided to 1-sid e d cop y mode is selected. The one-sided t o one- sided mode is selec[...]

NORMAL C OPYING 4-8 7 Select the desired output mode (p age 4-9). The sor t mode is the default mode. T o select the group mode, touch the [OUTPUT] ke y , then touch the [GROUP] key on the output setting screen, and the n touch the [OK] k ey on the setting screen. 8 Use the numeric keys to set the desired number of copies. Up to 999 can be set. If [...]

NORMAL COPYING 4-9 4 ■ Copy output (sort and group) Example: Making five sets or five copies each o f three or iginals ● Sorting copies into sets ● Grouping copie s by page ■ Selecting the output tra y (when an optional finisher or saddle stitch finisher is installed) When the [FINISHER TRA Y] ke y is highlighted, output pages ar e deliv er[...]

NORMAL C OPYING 4-10 A utomatic tw o-sided copying using the automatic document feeding function The machine can automatically cop y two-sided originals , saving y ou the troub le of manually turning ov er each original page. 1. A utomatic two-sided cop ying from one-sided originals 2. A utomatic two-sided cop ying from tw o-sided originals 3. A ut[...]

NORMAL COPYING 4-11 4 Cop ying from the document glass When cop ying or iginal s which cannot be f ed from the automatic documen t f eeder such as thic k originals, open the document cover and cop y the originals from the doc ument glass. ■ 1-sided copies of 1-sided originals 1 Place the original on the docum ent glass. (pages 4-3 to 4-6) ● Ali[...]

NORMAL C OPYING 4-12 4 Select the desired output mode. (page 4- 9.) Group mode is t he default mode. T o select sor t mode, touch the [OUT PUT] ke y , touch t he [SOR T ] ke y in the screen that appears , and then touch the [OK] ke y . 5 Use the numeric keys to set the desired number of copies. Up to 999 can be set. If yo u are only making a single[...]

NORMAL COPYING 4-13 4 A utomatic tw o-sided copying fr om the document glass The f ollowing two-sid ed copying fu nction is possible. T he copy paper is turned ov er automatically , allowing easy t wo- sided cop ying. 1 Place an original on the document glas s. (pages 4-3 to 4-6) ● Align the corner of the original with the tip of the arrow mark o[...]

4-14 ADJUSTING THE EXPOSURE Select an appropriate e xposure mode f or the original to be copied. The selections are A UTO , TEXT , TEXT/PHO T O a n d P HOTO. ■ A utomatic exposure adjustment The def ault exposur e setting is "A UTO", which automatica lly adjusts the e xposure f or the original. T o select the e x posure mode, or to manu[...]

4-15 4 REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM Reduction and enlargeme nt r atios can be selected automatica lly or manually . ● A utomatic selection: A uto image (see belo w) ● Manual selection: Preset copy ratios/zoom (see page 4-1 6) A utomatic selection (auto image) The reduction o r enlargement ra tio will be selected a utomatica lly based on the o rig[...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-16 Manual selection (preset cop y ratios/zoom) Five preset enlargem ent and five preset reduction c op y ratios (m ax. 400%, min. 25% ) can be selected. In ad dition, the zoom k eys can be used to select an y ratio from 25% to 400% in increm ents of 1%. <The administr ator settings on page 16 of the administrator set[...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-17 4 6 Make sure that an appropriate paper size has been selected based on the se lected ratio. A uto paper select display 7 Use the numeric ke ys to set the desired number of copies. Up to 999 can be set. If you are only making a single copy , t he cop y can be made with the cop y number displa y showing "0".[...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-18 XY ZOOM The XY ZOOM f eature allows the horizontal and v er tical cop y ratios to be changed separ ately . The ratios can be set from 25% to 400% in increment s of 1%. Example: Selecting 100 % f or the length and 50% f or the width 1 Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document glass. (pa g es 4-[...]

REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT/ZOOM 4-19 4 7 Use the reduction, enlar gement, and ZOOM ([ ], [ ]) ke ys to chang e the copy ratio in the vertical (Y) direction. A fix e d ratio k ey will not become highlight ed when touc hed. The zoom k eys can be used to change the ratio from 25% to 400% in increments of 1%. If needed, y ou can touch the [X] k ey once agai[...]

4-20 SPECIAL P APERS Special papers including tr ansparency film, postcards and tabb ed paper must b e f ed through the b ypass tra y . 1 Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document glass. (pa g es 4-3 to 4-6) 2 Load the special paper in the b ypass tray . See page 2-1 2 f or the specifications of paper that can be used in the[...]

5-1 CHAPTER 5 CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS This chapter e xplains special-pur pose fu nctions, sto ring of copy settings , and o ther conv enient functions . Please select and read sections of this chapter as needed. Pa g e SPECIAL MODE S ............. ......................... ......................... .................... 5-2 ● General procedure f[...]

5-2 SPECIAL MODES T ouch the [SPECIAL MODES] ke y in the main screen of copy mode to open the special modes sc reen. The follo wing functions can be selected in the special modes screen. Margin shift (p age 5-3) Erase (page 5-4) Dual pag e copy (page 5-5) P amphlet c op y (page 5 -6) Job b uild (page 5-8) T andem cop y (page 5-10 ) [OK] ke y on the[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-3 5 Mar gin shift The margin shift function will automatica lly shift the te xt or image on the cop y paper appro ximately 10 mm (1/2") in its initial setting. This function is con venient when stapling or binding copies with a string. 1 T ouch the [MARGIN SHIFT] ke y on the special modes screen. The margin shift settin g scree[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-4 Erase The eras e function is used to er ase the shadow lines on copies p roduced when cop ying thic k originals or books . The erase mode s that can be select ed are sho wn below . The erase width is ap pro ximately 10 mm (1/2") in it's init ial setting. EDGE ERASE Eliminates sha do w lines aroun d the edges of copies ca[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-5 5 Dual page copy The dual page cop y function p roduces separa te copies of tw o documents placed side by sid e on the document glass . This function is especially useful w h en cop ying books and other bound docum ents. [Example] Cop ying right and left pages of a b ook 1 T ouch the [DU AL P A GE COPY] key on the special modes sc[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-6 P amphlet cop y The pamphlet cop y function is used to ar ra nge copies in proper order f or ev entual centre-stapling and f olding into a booklet. T wo original pages are copied onto each side of cop y paper . F our pages are, th eref ore, copied onto one sheet. This function is con venient f or arrangin g copies into an attracti[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-7 5 5 Select whether or not y ou wish to cop y on the cover ("YES" or "NO"). 6 Select the paper tra y for the co ver . The currently selected paper tr a y for t he cov er is disp lay ed. The size and type of paper in the current ly selected tra y is displa yed. In the example screen above , A4 (8- 1/2" x 11&[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-8 Job b uild Use job b uild mode when you n eed to cop y more original page s than can be loaded at o nce in the docu ment f eeder (the maximum n umber of pages that can be loaded is 15 0). This function allo ws the original pages to be scanned in sets. [Example] Cop ying 300 pages of A4 originals 1 T ouch the [JOB BUILD] ke y on th[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-9 5 ■ Changing the copy settings for eac h set of originals When using job b uild mode, you can change the cop y settings each time y ou place a set of originals. After perf or ming step 4 on pag e 5-8, f ollow the steps below . 5 T ouch the [CHANGE] key . 6 Select the desired copy settin gs in the screen that appear s and press t[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-10 T andem cop y T wo machines connected t o the same network c an be used to run a large cop y job in parallel. By dividing the job in half , appro ximately half the time is required to complete the job . T o use this function, tw o machines must be connect ed to y our network as network printers. Ev en if more machines are connec [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-11 5 5 Press the [ST AR T] key . NO TES ● T o perf orm tandem cop ying, the server mach ine and client machine m ust meet cer tain conditions . After the [ST AR T] key is presse d on the server machine, the server machine v erifies that the conditions ha ve been met . If the cond itions ha v e not been m et, tandem copying does no[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-12 Co vers/inser ts A diff erent type of pap er can be inserted in positions corres ponding to front and bac k cov ers of a copy job when the automatic document f eeding function is used. A diff erent type of paper can also be automatically adde d as an insert at specified pages. As an e xample , tab bed paper can be added as inser [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-13 5 ■ Pr ocedure for inserting front and bac k cover paper The paper f or the front cov er is called the front co ver paper ("FR ONT CO VER" in the touch panel). The paper f or the back cov er is called the bac k cov er paper ("BA CK CO VER" in the touch panel). ● Examples of inser t ion methods for the fron[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-14 ■ Pr o cedure f or adding inser ts Y ou can ha ve diff erent paper aut omatically inserted as an inser t at a specified pa ges. T wo types of insert paper can be used. These are specified with the [IN SERTION TYPE A SETTING] k ey and [INSERTION TYPE B SETTING] in the touch pan el. T abbed paper can be used as an inser t. ● Ex[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-15 5 8 T ouch the [INSER TION SETTINGS] key to specify the pages where y ou wish to insert the insert papers of [INSERTION TYPE A SETTING] and [INSERTION TYPE B SETTING]. 9 T ouch the [INSERTION TYPE A] ke y or the [INSER TION TYPE B] key , enter the page number where y ou wish to insert the inser t paper with the numeric ke ys, and[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-16 ■ Chec king, editing, and de leting cover/insert pag es The [P AGE LA Y OUT] ke y appears after cov ers/inserts settin gs are configured (the settings of step 1 through step 7 on pages 5-13 an d 5-14). The [P AGE LA Y O UT] k ey is used for the f ollowing: ● T o displa y the status of co vers/inserts pages ● T o edit, delet[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-17 5 ■ Examples of co vers and inserts The relations betwe en the originals and finished copies when cov ers or inser ts are inser ted are sho wn on the f ollowing pages. Cov ers ● One-sided c op ying of one-sided or iginals (page 5-18) ● One-sided cop ying of two-sided originals (page 5-20) ● T wo-sided cop ying of one-side[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-18 ■ Co vers (One-sided cop ying of one-sided originals) One-sided cop ies are made of the f ollowing one-sided originals. 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 4th pag e 5th page 6 th page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cop ying on cov er Resulting copies F ront cover Back co ver N o c opy i ng N o co py in g One-sided cop ying No cop ying T wo-sided cop ying[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-19 5 ■ Cover s (T wo-sided copying of one-sided originals) T wo-sided copies are made of the f ollowing one-sided originals. 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 4th pag e 5th page 6 th page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cop ying on cov er Resulting copies F ront cover Back co ver N o c opy i ng N o co py in g One-sided cop ying No cop ying T wo-sided cop yi[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-20 ■ Co vers (One-sided cop ying of T wo-sided originals) One-sided cop ies are made of the f ollowing tw o-sided originals. 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cop ying on cov er Resulting copies F ront cover Back co ver N o c opy i ng N o co py in g One-sided cop ying No cop ying T wo-sided cop ying No cop ying No copying One[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-21 5 ■ Cover s (T wo-sided copyi ng of tw o-sided originals) T wo-sided copies are made of the f ollowing two -sided originals. 1st page 2nd page 3rd page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cop ying on cov er Resulting copies F ront cover Back co ver N o c opy i ng N o co py in g One-sided cop ying No cop ying T wo-sided cop ying No cop ying No copying [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-22 ■ Inser ts (One-sided cop y i ng of one-sided originals) One-sided and two-sided cop ying is perf or med using the f ollowing one-sided originals. The inse r t is added as the third page . ■ Inser ts (One-sided cop y i ng of tw o-sided originals) One-sided and tw o-sided copying is per f or med using the f ollowing two- sided[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-23 5 T ransparenc y film with inser t sheets When cop ying onto transparency film , bl ank inser t sheets can be plac ed between tr ansparent sheets. ● This function only operates in "one-sided to one- sided" and "two-sided to one-sided" modes. ● Multiple copies cann ot be selected in t his mode. ● The inse[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-24 7 Set the insertion conditions f or the insert paper . Select whether or not the inser t paper will be copied on with the (X) ke ys ([YES] or [NO]). If [YES] is selected, inse r t paper cannot be fed from an in ser ter . The (Y) k ey sh ows the tra y selected f or the inser t paper and the paper siz e and type. T o select a diff [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-25 5 1 T ouch the [MUL TI SHO T] key in the specia l modes screen (2nd screen). The MUL TI SHO T setting screen will appear . A multi shot icon ( , etc.) will also appear in the upper left of the screen to indicate that the function is turned on. 2 Select the number of ima g es to be copied onto one sheet of cop y paper . If needed,[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-26 Book cop y This function is con venient when y ou wish to compile copies of bo oks or other bound originals into an attr active pamphlet f ormat. The two pages o f the open bo ok are scanned as a set, and two pag es each are copied onto the front and ba ck sides o f the cop y paper (f our pages are copied onto one she et of cop y[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-27 5 Ta b c o p y Cop ying is possible on the tabs of ta bbed paper . Prepare appropriate originals f or the tab captions . [Example] Relations betw een originals and tabbed paper Original Tabbed paper Copy Tab width A4 : Maximum of 20 mm (8-1/2" x 11" : Maximum of 5/8") INDEX INDEX Area A Area B ● The tab ca ption [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-28 1 T ouch the [T AB COPY] key in the special modes screen (2nd screen). The T AB COPY setting screen will appear . A tab cop y icon ( ) will also appear in the upper left c orner of the screen to in dicate that the function is turned on. 2 If necessary , set the image shift width (tab) and touch the [OK] ke y . Set the image shift[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-29 5 Car d shot When cop ying a card, this function allo ws you to combine the front a nd back side s on a single sheet of pape r . ● Cop ying is only possible on st andard size p aper . ● A cop y ratio cannot be selected when using this function. ● The image ca nnot be rotated w hen using this function. 1 T ouch the [P A PER [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-30 4 T ouch the outer [OK] key . Y ou will retur n to the main screen of cop y mode. 5 Place the original on the document gla ss. Place the front side of the original f ace down and close the document co ver . 6 Follow steps 4 through 5 of "Cop ying from the document glass" (page 4-12). 7 Press the [ST AR T] key . The fron[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-31 5 Mirr or image This function is used to pr int a mirror image of the original. The images will be inv er ted in the right to left direction on the copies . 1 T ouch the [MIRROR IMA GE] key in the special modes screen (3r d screen). The [MIRROR IMA GE] ke y will be highlighted to indicate that the function is tur ned on, and the [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-32 Print menu The date , a stamp , page numbers , and entered te xt can be printed on copies. F our selections are a vailab le f or the PRINT MENU: • Date print (page 5-35) This prints the date on the paper . [Example] Pr inting 20 10/APR/4 in the upper right- hand cor ner of t he paper The f or mat of t he date and t he characte [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-33 5 ■ Common operation pr ocedure for using the print men u 1 T ouch the [PRINT MENU] ke y in the special modes screen (3r d screen). The print menu setting screen will appear . The print menu icon ( ) will also appear in the upper left cor ner of the screen to indicate that the function is tur ned on. 2 Select the print position[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-34 8 Chec k the print lay out if needed (page 5- 43). T o display the la yout and print content of the configured print menu, touch the [LA Y OUT] ke y . The po sition can be changed and settings cancelled if needed. 9 T ouch the [OK] key on the print menu setting screen. 10 T ouch the [OK] ke y on the special modes screen. Printing[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-35 5 ■ Printing the date on copies The date can b e printed on copies. F our selections each are a vailab le f or the date f or mat and th e character t hat separates th e yea r , month, and da y . 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation pr ocedure for using the pri nt menu" (pa g e 5-33). 2 T ouch the [D A TE] ke y [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-36 ■ Printing a stamp (rever se text) on copies A message such as "CONFIDENTIAL " can be prin ted in rev erse text on copies. The f ollowing 12 messages are a vailab le. Y ou can select fro m three density le vels f or the backg round of the stamp . T wo selections are a vailab le for the siz e of the stamp. 1 Follow ste[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-37 5 ■ Printing the page number on copies The page numb er can be printed on copies . One of 6 formats can be selecte d f or the page n umber . 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation pr ocedure for using the pri nt menu" (pa g e 5-33). 2 T ouch the [P A GE NUMBERING] key . 3 Select the page n umber f ormat. The sele[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-38 7 When cover s/inserts are added and you wish to inc lude the co vers/inserts in the page number count, touc h the [CO VERS/ INSERTS COUNTING] ke y . 8 Select the chec kbo xes of the items that y o u w i s h t o i n c l u d e i n t h e p a g e n u m b e r count and then touch the [OK] ke y . Items that are selected are reflec ted[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-39 5 Examples of page number printing P age number printing during one-sided copyin g (5 originals) P age number printing during two-sided cop ying (9 originals) P age number printing during one-sided cop ying of body pa g es with co vers inserted (4 originals) When a bac k cov er is inser ted, page numbers are counted and printed i[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-40 P age number printing during two-sided cop ying of body pages with covers (one-side copying) inser ted (9 ori ginals) When a bac k cov er is inser ted, page numbers are counted and printed in the same wa y . Note that page n umbers are nev er printed on front and bac k cov ers. P age numbe r printing du ring one-sided cop ying wi[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-41 5 ■ Printing entered text on copies Entered te xt can be printed on copies. Up to 50 char acters can be printed. Up to 30 sequences of fr equently used te xt can be stored. See "Stor ing te xt sequences" (page 5-42). 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation pr ocedure for using the pri nt menu" (pa g e 5-[...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-42 Storing text sequences 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Common operation pr ocedure for using the pri nt menu" (pa g e 5-33). 2 T ouch the [TEXT] key . 3 T ouch the [ST ORE/DELETE] key . 4 T ouch a ke y that has not been programmed (a key in which No. xx appears). When touched, the char acter entry screen appears . Enter the [...]

SPECIAL MODES 5-43 5 ■ Chec king and changing the print la yout Y ou can chec k the print lay out after the p rint items ha v e been selected. If needed y ou can change the print position or delete print content. 1 T ouch the [LA Y OUT] key on the print men u screen. 2 T ouch the ke y in which you wish to c hang e the print position or delete pri[...]

5-44 ST ORING, USING AND DELETING JOB PR OGRAMS The steps of up t o 10 cop y jobs can be stored as job prog rams . Job programs can b e called up with ease , and are retained e ven when the pow er is turned off . By storing frequently used cop y settings in a job prog ram, y ou can eliminate the bothe r of selecting the settings each time y ou use [...]

STORING, USING AND DELETING JOB PROGRAMS 5-45 5 Calling up a job pr ogram 1 Press the [#/P] ke y . 2 T ouch the n umber key of the desired job program. The screen automatically closes and the job progr am is called up . A number ke y that does not ha ve a job progr am cannot be selected. 3 Set the number of copies if needed and then press the [ST A[...]

5-46 INTERR UPTING A COPY R UN The cop y of the original scanned in interrupt mode is output bef ore the remai nder of the interrupted co py job . 1 T ouch the [INTERRU PT] key . If interr upt cop y ing is possib le during a cop y run, the [INTERRUPT] ke y will appear . (If the ke y does not appear , interrupt cop ying is not possible .) When the [[...]

6-1 CHAPTER 6 MA CHINE MAINTENANCE (FOR COPYING) This chapter e xplains procedures f or cleaning the m achine, a nd troub leshooting. Pa g e USER MAINTENANCE ................ .............. ......................... .................... 6-2 ● Cleaning the document glass and the automatic document feeder ....... 6-2 TR OUBLESHOO TING .............[...]

6-2 USER MAINTENANCE T o ensure good ser vice fro m this product o ve r a long period of time, it is recommended that the f ollowing maintenance pro cedures be per f ormed on a regular basis. Cleaning the document glass and the automatic document feeder If the document glass, document cov e r or automatic document sc anning unit have dirty spots, t[...]

6-3 6 TR OUBLESHOO TING Chec k the f ollowing troub leshooting list bef ore requesting service as many prob lems can be fix ed by the user . If you are unab le to solve the p robl em by checking t he list, turn off the main pow er switch and t he pow er switch, an d unplug the power cord. Prob lems related to th e cop y function are described below[...]

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7-1 CHAPTER 7 DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION Pa g e O VER VIEW .............. .............. .............. ......................... .......................... 7- 2 ● Document filing function ............... ......................... ............... ........... 7-2 T O USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION....................... .............. 7-4 ● A lo[...]

7-2 O VER VIEW Document filing function The document filing function allows yo u to sav e a document image in the ma chine's hard disk as a data file. The image can be called up and printed or tr ansmitted as needed. The scanned document image is sa ve d when printing or transm itting a document in cop y mode, printer mode , or image send mode[...]

OVERVIEW 7-3 7 ■ Quic k File f older When [QUICK FILE FOLDER] is selected in the main screen of an y of the modes, the file is sa ved in this f older . Up to 1000 files can be sa ved in the Qu ic k File folder . All files in the Quick File F older can be deleted using the administrator settin gs . If you hav e a file that you do not want deleted,[...]

7-4 T O USE THE DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION A look at the operation panel T ouch panel (see the ne xt page) This displa ys mess ages and k eys. K e ys can be touched to select a nd enter settings . When a k ey is touched, a beep will sound and the ke y will be highlighted to indi cate that it is selected. When a k ey cannot be sele cted in a screen, i[...]

TO USE THE DOCUMEN T FILING FUNCTION 7-5 7 Main screen of document filing T o displa y the main screen of documen t filing, press the [DOCUMENT FILING] k ey when the touch panel shows the cop y mode screen, ima g e send mode, or the job status screen. The main screen sho ws messages, k eys, an d items that can be selected for document filing. Messa[...]

7-6 SA VING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE Quic k File When printing or tr ansmitting a document in cop y mode , printer mode , or f ax/image transm ission mode,"QUIC K FILE" can be selected to sa ve an imag e of the document to th e Quic k File f older . The image can be called up at a later time, allo wing you to print or tr ansmit the document[...]

SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-7 7 Filing When printing or tr ansmitting a do cument in cop y mode, printer mo de, or image send mode , "FILE" can be selected to sa v e an image of the documen t to the main f older or a pre viously created custom f older . The image can be called up at a later time , allowing you to print or transmit the [...]

SA VING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-8 9 T ouch the [OK] key . The touched f older is selected and you retur n to the screen of ste p 5. The selected f older name is display ed. 10 If needed, select the [CONFIDENTIAL] chec kbox (onl y in copy mode). When th is is selec ted, the file is sto red with the attribute [C ONFIDENTIAL]. T o cal l up the file, [...]

SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-9 7 Print jobs Print jobs sent to th e machine using the m a chine's printe r driver can be sa ved in the main f old er or a pre viously create d custom f old er when printed . The sav ed print data can be called up and printed or transmitte d without ha ving to open the original file on yo ur computer . This sec[...]

SA VING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-10 Scan Sa ve Scan sav e is used to sav e a scanned document image in the main f o lder or the custom folder without cop ying or transmitting it. 1 Press the [DOCUMENT FILING] key on the operation panel. 2 T ouch the [SCAN T O HDD] key . 3 T ouch the [SPECIAL MODES] key . Select any special functions tha t yo u wish[...]

SAVING A DOCUMENT IMAGE FILE 7-11 7 11 T ouch the [RESOLUTION] ke y . 12 T ouch the ke y of the desired resolution. Select one of f our re solution lev els as ap propriate f or the original. The selec ted resolution ke y is highlight ed. 13 T ouch the [OK] key . Y ou will retur n to the screen of step 11. 14 T ouch the [EXPOSURE] key . 15 Select [A[...]

SA VING A DOCUMENT IMA GE FILE 7-12 ■ Using special functi ons f o r scan sa ve T ouch the [SPECIAL MODES] k ey in the main scan sav e screen to display the special modes screen. The functions belo w can be selected in this screen. [ERASE] key ( see pa g e 5-4) Use this functi on to era s e sh adows th at can appear around the edg es of the image[...]

7-13 7 CALLING UP AND USING A FILE Sear ching f or and calling up a saved file When calling up a file, y ou can enter the file name, f old er name , or user name to qu ickly search f or the file. T o search for a file, touch the [SEARCH] ke y in the main screen of document filing mode or in a screen that shows f o lders or files in a f older . A da[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-14 7 The results of the user name sear ch appear . T ouch the desired file name or folder name. ● See page 7-5 for a list of the document filing icons. ● When a file n ame is touched, the operat ion selection screen appears . (T o perfor m an operation using the file, go to ste p 5 on page 7-16 .) ● When a f olde[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-15 7 Calling up and using a sa ved file A file sav ed with the document filin g function can be called up and printed or manipulated as needed. The f ollowing oper ations can be perf or med: ● [Print] : Pr int the file (page 7-17). ● [Send] : T ransmit the sa ved file (page 7- 20). The file can be tr ansmitted b y [...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-16 5 T ouch the ke y of the operation that you wish to perf orm. (1) [PRINT ] ke y (see page 7-17) (2) [SEND] key (see page 7-20) (3) [PROPERTY CHANGE] key (see page 7-21) (4) [MO VE] key (see page 7-22) (5) [DELETE] key (see page 7-22) (6) [DE T AIL] key (see pag e 7-22) The settin g screen of the se lected operat ion[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-17 7 ■ [Print] A sav ed file can be printed. The screen below appea rs when the [PRINT] ke y is selected in the operation selection screen. T o begin printing, touch the [PRINT] ( ) ke y . Printing settin gs can be selected in this screen bef ore printing. The settings that w ere in eff e ct when the file w a s sa ve[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-18 ■ Batch printing All files in a f older that hav e the same user name and pass word can be printed at once. 1 T ouch the [B A TCH P .] key in the file list screen of document filing mode. T o pr int all files of a specific type of job , touch the desir ed job tab . The files shown on that tab can be printed as a b[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-19 7 8 T ouch the [OK] key . 9 T ouch the [PRINT AND DELETE THE D A T A] ke y or the [PRINT A ND SA VE THE DA T A ] k e y . If the [PRINT AND DELETE THE D A T A] k ey is touched, the files will be automatically de leted after pr inting. If the [PRINT AND SA VE THE D A T A] ke y is touched, the files will be sav ed afte[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-20 ■ [Send] A sav ed file can be transmitted by Scan to E-ma il, Scan to FTP , Scan to Network Folder , fax, or Inter net f ax. These tra nsmission methods require installa tion of the appr opriate options. The f ollowing screen appea rs when the [SEND] k ey is touched. Select th e destination and ot her settings req[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-21 7 [SEND SETTINGS] key The [SEND SETTINGS] ke y is displa yed in scanner mode and in I nternet fa x mode. T ouch this ke y to set the subject and file name. In scanner mode , the sender name can also be set. [SUB ADDRESS] key or [ADDRESS ENTR Y] key ● T ouc h this ke y to direct ly enter the destination for a Scan [...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-22 ■ [Mo v e] This operation is used to mov e a file to a diff er ent fo ld e r. The f ollowing screen appears when the [MO VE] ke y is selected. Only [SHARING] and [CONFIDENTIAL] files can be mov ed. A [PRO TECT] file can be mo ved b y first using [PROPER TY CHANG E] to change the attribute to [SHARING] or [CONFIDEN[...]

CALLING UP AND USING A FILE 7-23 7 ■ Calling up and manipulating a file from the job status screen Files sav ed using the "FILE" and "QUICK FILE" f unctions appear as ke ys in the finished job status screen. Y ou can vie w information on a file that appe ars in this screen and manipulat e the file. 1 Press the [JOB ST A TUS] k[...]

7-24 SYSTEM SETTINGS Creating, editing, and dele ting user names and f olders This section e xplains how t o create, edit, and dele te user names and custom f olders f or saving files with the document filing function. Us er names and custom f olders are created and edited at the oper ation panel of the machine or in the W eb page. ■ General pr o[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS 7-25 7 ■ Pr o gramming a user name T o program a user nam e, f ollow steps 1 and 2 on pag e 7-24, touch the [USER NAME REGISTRA TION] k ey in step 3, and then f ollow these steps: 1 T ouch the [USER NAME] key . The lo west n umber that has not y et been progr ammed appears automatically in "No .". T ouch the numbe r to d[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS 7-26 ■ Editing and deleting a user name T o edit or delete a user name, f ollow steps 1 and 2 on page 7-24 and then f ollow these ste p s: 1 T ouch the [AMEND/DELETE USER NAME] key . 2 T ouch the [USER NAME] ke y that you wish to edit or delete . A passw ord entr y screen will appear . 3 Enter the 5-digit passw ord with the numeri[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS 7-27 7 ■ Creating a custom fo lder Up to 500 custom f olders can be created. Wh en no fu r ther f olders can be created, delete un needed f olders (page 7-28) and then create a ne w folde r . A pass word can be omitted when creating a f older . T o create a custom f older , f ollow steps 1 and 2 on pa ge 7-24, touch the [CUST OM F[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS 7-28 9 T ouch the [OK] key . 10 T o e xit, touch the [EXIT] ke y . T o create another f older , touch the [NEXT] key . If yo u touched the [EXIT] ke y , y ou will return to the screen of step 3 on pa ge 7-24. If yo u touched the [NEXT] k ey , a new f older screen will appear . Repeat steps 1 to 10 to create a new folder . ■ Editin[...]

7-29 7 ENTERING CHARA CTERS T o enter or edit charact ers in setting screens such as auto dial k ey progr amming screens, f ollow the steps belo w . Characters t hat can be entered are alpha betical ch aract ers, specia l characters , n umbers, and symbols. ■ Entering alphabetical character s (Example: Sharp äÄ) 1 T ouch the [S] key . T o switc[...]

ENTERING CHARA CTERS 7-30 ■ Entering number s and symbols 1 T ouch the [AB/ab 12#$%] key . When the char acters "12#$%" are highlighted, number/symbol entr y mode is selected. 2 Enter the desired n umber or symbol. Numbers and symbols tha t can be entered are as f ollows: Screen 1/ 2 Screen 2/ 2 Change screens b y touching the ke y or k[...]

7-31 7 TR OUBLESHOO TING This section e xplains problems frequ ently encountered when us ing the document f iling function. If y ou experience any d ifficulty , r ef er to the fo llowing t able . For inf ormation on general machine prob lems, printer problem s, f ax problems, and networ k scanner pro b lem s , please se e the troubleshooting s ecti[...]

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8-1 CHAPTER 8 SPECIFICA TIONS This chapter contains useful inf ormation about the machine . Pa g e SPECIFICA TIONS.......... ........... .............. .............. ....................... ........... 8-2 INDEX ........ .............. ......................... .......................... ...................... ...... 8-4[...]

8-2 SPECIFICA TIONS A utomatic docu ment feeder T ype Console Print system Electrophotog raphic system Exposure system O PC De veloper system Dr y-type two-comp onent magnetic brush dev elopment P aper f e ed syst em 4 tr ays and b ypass tra y Fusing system Heater roller Resolution Scan: 600 x 600 dpi, output: 60 0 x 600 dpi Gradation 256 le vels O[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 8-3 8 * Noise emission when pe ripheral devices are installed Continuous co p ying speed (when the of fset function is not used) MX-M550U/MX-M55 0 N MX-M620U/ MX-M620N MX-M7 00U/MX-M700N Cop y paper size 100% / Reduced / Enla rged A3 (11" x 17") 30 copies/min. 34 copies/min. 39 copies/min. B4 (8-1/2" x 14") 35 cop[...]

8-4 INDEX [ ] key ...................... ....................... .................... 1 -13 [#/P] ke y ................. ....................... ...................... . 1-13 ■ Numerics 1-sided copy ........... ....................... ................ 4-7, 4-11 1-sided cop y-A utomatic document f eeder ............. . 4-7 1-sided copy-Document gl[...]

INDEX 8-5 8 Examples of covers and inser ts .......... ..... 5-17 to 5-22 -Cov ers ...... ....................... ..................... 5-1 8 to 5-21 -Inser ts ... ....................... ...................... .............. 5-22 Exter nal account mod ule..................... ........ 1-12, 3-20 ■ F F acsimile expansion kit .......... ..........[...]

INDEX 8-6 ■ P P amph let cop y ............... ......................... .. 1-4, 5-2 , 5-6 P ape r curled ..... ...................... ....................... ....... 2 -33 P ape r tra y setting s ........................ .............. 2-14, 2-20 Pa r t n a m e s -Exter ior ........... ...................... ....................... .... 1-10 -Fi[...]

INDEX 8-7 8 T roubleshoo ting -Copier ope r a tion .......... ...................... ................ 6-3 -Document filing function........ ........................... 7-31 -Finisher/ saddle stitch finisher.... ...................... . 3-1 3 -General informatio n ........... .................. 2-32 to 2-34 -Inser ter ............... ...............[...]

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Required in IEC-950 (EN 60 950) - Europe • The equipment should be installed near an accessible socket outlet for easy disconnection. Required in Appendix ZB of BS 7002 (En 60 950) — United Kingdom MAINS PLUG WIRING INSTRUCTIONS The mains lead of this equipment is already fitted with a mains plug which is either a non-rewireable (moulded) or a [...]

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